Table 2.

Participants’ gout experience (n = 50).

Characteristic		n	%
Time since first diagnosis of gout (years ago)
	<5	18	36%
	5–10	11	22%
	>10	21	42%
Number of gout attacks in past year
	0	17	34%
	1	9	18%
	2	5	10%
	3	6	12%
	4+	9	18%
	I do not know/not sure	4	8%
Number of physician visits for gout in past year
	0	25	50%
	1	10	20%
	2	4	8%
	3	2	4%
	4+	5	10%
	I do not know/not sure	4	8%
Specialty of physician managing gout
	Primary care physician	40	80%
	Rheumatologist	7	14%
	Other	3	6%